Perhaps to by cynical, we have attached "Machine Learning" and "AI" to existing things we see in the industry. Increasingly defined and quantifiable. IMO buzz

Perhaps to by cynical, we have attached "Machine Learning" and "AI" to existing things we see in the industry. Increasingly defined and quantifiable. IMO buzz typically builds around that which is not well understood or defined. At least consistently by people in the industry yet. I think there's some human psychology around hype cycles (and how to manipulate them) by creating terminology that has some kind of social status, but with not clearly defined value / understanding yet yet. Once the hype cycle completes, these two converge, and it becomes boring to human minds seeking novelty (and corporations looking for growth). So eventually we will have a well understood "thing" of value called AGI. But then there will be another milestone to achieve.